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ETHNIC RESISTANCE AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:
UYGHURS AND MONGOLS
by
Laura N Stahle
____________________________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES)
August 2009
Copyright 2009 Laura N Stahle
Object Description
| Title | Ethnic resistance and state environmental policy: Uyghurs and Mongols |
| Author | Stahle, Laura N. |
| Author email | stahle@usc.edu; laurie.stahle@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | East Asian Area Studies |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-05-26 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-07-15 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Sheehan, Brett |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Goldstein, Joshua Lynch, Daniel |
| Abstract | Many regions in China face severe environmental degradation. The government response to these problems has varied from region to region. In particular, environmental rehabilitation in the Tarim River Basin in southern Xinjiang has been much more successful than in the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. In this study, I examine the causes of environmental degradation and government efforts to mitigate that destruction in both areas. I analyzed scientific, sociological, and historical literature as well as reports prepared by Chinese ministries and international organizations. My research suggests the most significant factor contributing to the discrepancy in the effectiveness of environmental rehabilitation in these two regions is the seriousness with which the Chinese state considers the threat of Uyghur separatism. Unlike the ethnic Mongols of Inner Mongolia, who make up a very small percentage of the population and who have not engaged in political unrest, there is a large Uyghur population in the Tarim River Basin, which has a history of participation in overt separatist activities. While I believe this is the most important factor in Beijing’s varying response to environmental degradation in these places, there are other factors as well. They include, the presence of Han dominated Bingtuan farms in the upper Tarim River Basin, the dismissive discourse among officials that blames Mongols for environmental decline in the grasslands, the Chinese state’s preference for agriculture over pastoralism, and the government partnership with international organizations in the restoration of the Tarim River. My analysis suggests these factors combined with the more prominent issue of the threat of ethnic unrest in southern Xinjiang has prompted a more effective response to the environmental degradation of the Tarim River Basin than that of the Inner Mongolian grasslands.; I believe my study has implications for how we understand the myriad ways in which Beijing attempts to simultaneously pacify and neutralize Uyghurs in an effort to bring Xinjiang more firmly under its control. |
| Keyword | Xinjiang; Inner Mongolia; environmental degradation; ethnic relations; environmental policy; Tarim Basin; grasslands |
| Geographic subject | basins: Tarim Basin |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Inner Mongolia |
| Geographic subject (state) | Xinjiang |
| Geographic subject (country) | China |
| Coverage date | after 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2362 |
| Rights | Stahle, Laura N. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Stahle-2942 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Stahle-2942.pdf |
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| Full text | ETHNIC RESISTANCE AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: UYGHURS AND MONGOLS by Laura N Stahle ____________________________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES) August 2009 Copyright 2009 Laura N Stahle |
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